Cert PG | 88 mins | 1957
5 Star
A Mountain out of an Ant Hill
This highly controversial Anti-War film was co-written and directed by Stanley Kubrick (2001: A Space Odyssey, Full Metal Jacket, The Killing), based on the novel of the same name by Humphrey Cobb (San Quentin). Kubrick made this film aged just twenty-eight, and he paints a vivid portrait of the futility of the slaughter…more
Cert 15 | 144 mins | 1966-67
4 Star
Death in Monochrome.
Eureka bring us two classic chambara productions from the late 1960s, from the genre’s master, writer/director Hideo Gosha (VIOLENT STREETS, Yakuza Ladies) who takes inspiration from the spaghetti western popular in the West at the time and puts his spin on the lone warrior fighting for the little people. In these two features, he makes great use of…more
Cert 15 | 159 mins | 1978
4 Star
Revenge is Best Served Cold.
From the annals of Japanese history, comes a story of loyalty and injustice that is remembered to this day. Taking place in the first years of the eighteenth century and affecting thousands of people and families. Directed by Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale, Fall Guy) who brings us all the tension and violence of the Samurai,…more
Cert 18 | 122 mins | 1981
4 Star
The Dead Are Out For Revenge.
From the writer/director that brought us classic genre defining films such as Tora! Tora! Tora! and Battle Royal, with Samurai Reincarnation he does it again in this fantasy horror. It has way out there ideas that tell the tale of the oppression and massacre of the Christian religion in the seventeenth century Japan. Crazy…more
Cert 15 | 104 mins | 1964
4 Star
Intense 18th Century Samurai’s
Japanese director Tadashi Imai (Mahiru no ankoku, Jun’ai monogatari) once again concentrates on the hardships in life. This time it is not so much the poor, but the struggles between Samurai hierarchy, with the difference between a noble house and one which is not so privileged, but just as proud. That is always a problem.
Our monochrome…more
Cert 12 | 120 mins | 1968
4 Star
Viva La Revolution.
Masters of Cinema have done it again with this restoration of Sergio Sollima‘s (Revolver, Violent City) 1968 Spaghetti Western. This limited edition (3000 copies) brings you the uncut version (120 mins), and the original 85-Minute release. From the harsh sunlight of the deserts through to the thick deep snow of the mountains, all for the biggest pay-out…more
Cert 12 | 63 mins | 1932
5 Star
Feel the Fear of the Prey.
THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME comes from the short story of the same name by Richard Connell (Meet John Doe, Two Girls and a Sailor). This film differs from other films, as it was shot on the set of another film that was being made at the time, Merian C. Cooper‘s (The Four Feathers, The…more
